I wonder if the "new" FoF installation (lack of) with 300 km range was ever done for the Tornados?- that 'lack of' caused big problems in the air campaigns over the former Yugoslavia and Gulf (BVR and all that, when there are several air forces conducting the campaign)

I was scrounging around the Parliament website for defence statements and came across this regarding the Tornado jets after service.

Q: Nia Griffith

"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the Tornado aircraft after they are retired."

A: Andrew Stuart

"The majority of the Tornado fleet has already been dismantled and the remaining aircraft have been or are in the process of being transferred for use as gate guardians to commemorate the aircraft's distinguished service, for training purposes or as gifts to museums to inspire future generations of RAF personnel. A small number of Tornados will be disposed of after the aircraft's retirement from RAF service."

Fortune favors brave sir, said Carrot cheerfully.What's her position about heavily armed, well prepared and overmanned armies?Oh, noone's ever heard of Fortune favoring them, sir.According to General Tacticus, it's because they favor themselves…

Increase the number of typhoon display a/c to 2 and designate them synchro pair for airshows and go back to the black arrows history of an operational Sqn being the “display team” by double hatting the “aggressor” Sqn of typhoons with a role of preforming flypasts in diamond 9 or arrow formation for major events!

On the 30th of October 1974 Tornado P02 was the first of an eventual 403 a/c delivered to the RAF.

Today saw the last one to leave RAF service with the parade to disband 9 and 31 Sqn. With it goes the last Of the RAFs nuclear bombers and an a/c that has served for almost half the time there has been an airforce.